AeroVironment’s revenue up, profit down
AeroVironment, the Simi Valley-based drone maker, said revenue in its first quarter grew slightly to $87.4 million as the company’s profit fell to 42 cents per share from 71 cents a year earlier. “We are on track to achieve our fiscal year 2021 plans and deliver another year of profitable top line growth, despite the Read More →
Limoneira reports profit, record sales
Santa Paula-based citrus producer Limoneira reported a solid third quarter on Sept. 9, with revenue up 5.3 percent and a profit of 12 cents per share that reversed a year-ago loss. The company said it sold a record 2 million cartons of lemons for the quarter and avocado volume increased. The company’s real estate operations Read More →
Calavo reports net loss, revenue decline
Calavo Growers reported a 24.7 percent decline in revenue and a net loss of $15.6 million, or 89 cents per share, for its fiscal third quarter, as it adapted to lower avocado prices and took a loss on its investment in FreshRealm, its meal-kit delivery venture. Calavo, based in Santa Paula, said total revenue for Read More →
AppFolio to sell legal unit for $193M
In a move that reflects a shifting landscape for the software business, Goleta-based AppFolio said Sept. 8 that it is selling its MyCase legal practices suite of services for $193 million to a group of private equity funds. The all-cash deal concentrates AppFolio’s services in the real estate management field, where it has carved out Read More →
Carbajal expects more stimulus funds
An agreement on a new round of stimulus funding, including payment to individuals and additional funding for small business, is likely to be reached in mid-September, says U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara. In a Sept. 2 phone interview with the Business Times, Carbajal said he expects the White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Read More →
UC files new complaint in lightbulb licensing dispute
Efforts to secure licenses for UC Santa Barbara’s LED lighting patents entered a new chapter on Aug. 31, with the launch of a second round of complaints against major retailers. Filed by Nixon Peabody on behalf of the Regents of the University of California, the complaint calls for an ITC investigation of imports by General Read More →
Montecito man gets 3 years for stock fraud scheme
Efstratios “Elias” Argyropoulos of Montecito was sentenced Aug. 31 to three years in federal prison for defrauding 130 investors out of more than $3.4 million, federal prosecutors announced. Argyropoulos was the president and sole shareholder of the financial services firm Prima Ventures from 2010 to 2015. During that time, he told investors he had the Read More →
